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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| | Chapter 17 Smokeless Tobacco |
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| | Smokeless Tobacco: General |
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| | There are now 16 million smokeless tobacco users in the United States, and total |
| | consumption has increased to 61 million pounds in 1996 from 30 million in 1981. |
| | More than half of male high school seniors have tried chewing tobacco, and free |
| | samples are handed out at rodeos, rock concerts, and stock car races. |
| | ABC evening news, October 7, 1997 |
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| | In 1997, snuff for the first time exceeded the consumption of chewing tobacco for the |
| | first time in U.S. history. Moist snuff alone accounts for nearly 60 million of the 121 |
| | million total pounds of smokeless tobacco consumed. |
| | Journal of the National Cancer Institute, November 5, 1997, p. 1573 |
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| | An estimated 6.9 million Americans use smokeless tobacco. |
| | JAMA, January 20, 1999, p. 233 |
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| | In 1998, 5.9% of men and 0.5% of women used smokeless tobacco. This rate has |
| | remained steady since 1991. |
| | 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
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| | Among men, the prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use in 1997 was highest in |
| | West Virginia (18.4%) and Wyoming (14.7%); five states (Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, |
| | Kentucky, and Montana) reported prevalences of 9% to 12%. |
| | JAMA, January 6, 1999, p. 30 |
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| | Smokeless tobacco manufacturers spent $150.4 million in advertising and |
| | promotional expenses in 1997, an increase of 21% from the previous year. Sales |
| | revenue was $1.82 billion in 1997. |
| | Wall Street Journal, January 13, 1999, p. A13 |
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